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ClientSuccess vs Kapta

ClientSuccess logo

ClientSuccess

Customer Success

Customer Success Management Made Simple

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Kapta logo

Kapta

Customer Success

Key Account Management Software

From
$1000/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ClientSuccess setup and configuration requires significant implementation effort; Kapta the Internet Archive's capture of Kapta's pricing page on 14 October 2019 listed Team at $2,000 per month billed annually (10 account managers, 10 contributors, 50 customer accounts), Professional at $5,000 per month (25/25/250), and Enterprise by contact only; the 14-day free trial excludes refunds after purchase per the page's FAQ.
  • They diverge on capability: ClientSuccess covers Customer lifecycle management, Kapta covers Account planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ClientSuccess and Kapta actually diverge.

Attributes where ClientSuccess and Kapta differ
AttributeClientSuccessKapta
Starting price$99/month$1000/month

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Customer Success), founded (2014).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ClientSuccess

  • Customer lifecycle management
  • Success cycles
  • Pulse surveys
  • Executive dashboards
  • Zendesk

Only in Kapta

  • Account planning
  • Stakeholder mapping
  • Voice of customer
  • Action planning
  • Microsoft Dynamics

Both cover

  • Health scores
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Slack
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ClientSuccess

  • Customer Success
  • Account Managementnot Kapta
  • Retentionnot Kapta

Kapta

  • Customer Success
  • Key Account Managementnot ClientSuccess
  • Strategic Accountsnot ClientSuccess

Both are used for customer success, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ClientSuccess

  • Setup and configuration requires significant implementation effort
  • Custom metrics setup requires some technical knowledge

Kapta

  • The Internet Archive's capture of Kapta's pricing page on 14 October 2019 listed Team at $2,000 per month billed annually (10 account managers, 10 contributors, 50 customer accounts), Professional at $5,000 per month (25/25/250), and Enterprise by contact only; the 14-day free trial excludes refunds after purchase per the page's FAQ.

Pricing, plan by plan

ClientSuccess

$99/month
  • Startup$99/month
    • Basic health scores
    • Customer profiles
  • Growth$199/month
    • Playbooks
    • Automation
    • Reporting

Kapta

$1000/month
  • Professional$1000/month
    • Account planning
    • Health scores
    • Stakeholder mapping
  • Enterprise$2500/month
    • Custom workflows
    • Advanced analytics
    • API

Which should you pick?

Choose ClientSuccess if

  • You need customer lifecycle management.
  • You also want success cycles.

Choose Kapta if

  • You need account planning.
  • You also want stakeholder mapping.

Questions people ask

Is ClientSuccess or Kapta better?
Neither clearly leads. ClientSuccess starts at $99/month and Kapta at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ClientSuccess or Kapta?
ClientSuccess starts at $99/month and Kapta at $1000/month.
Does ClientSuccess or Kapta run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is ClientSuccess best used for?
ClientSuccess is most often used for customer success, account management, retention. Of those, account management and retention are not what Kapta is typically brought in for.
What can ClientSuccess do that Kapta cannot?
ClientSuccess covers Customer lifecycle management, Success cycles, Pulse surveys, Executive dashboards. Kapta covers Account planning, Stakeholder mapping, Voice of customer, Action planning. Both handle Health scores, Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

ClientSuccess: What integrations does ClientSuccess support?

ClientSuccess offers 28+ native integrations including Salesforce, HubSpot, Pendo, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Zendesk, Intercom, Freshdesk, billing systems, Gmail, Outlook, Slack, and Microsoft Teams.

Source
ClientSuccess: What features does ClientSuccess provide?

ClientSuccess provides SuccessScore health scoring, Pulse sentiment tracking, SuccessCycles lifecycle playbooks, renewal and revenue management, a 360-degree customer dashboard, and SmartCS AI co-pilot for surfacing insights.

Source
ClientSuccess: Who is ClientSuccess designed for?

ClientSuccess is designed for SaaS companies between $5M and $500M ARR. It offers the highest-rated customer success platform for mid-market companies without enterprise-level pricing.

Source

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